Sentence examples for elective operations from inspiring English sources

In addition, there was a cumulative effect of incidental AAA detection in the control group, as apparent through the elective operations taking place, and a greater operative mortality and contraindication/refusal rate for elective surgery as age increased.

Portsmouth hospitals NHS trust has also rescheduled 45 elective operations and 450 outpatient appointments.

Winter pressures can also be accommodated by, for instance, re-arranging elective operations.

The real worries have been about hospitals, especially the long waiting times for elective operations.

But it was carefully managed within the context of a planned system and mainly in the area of elective operations.

Figures show 3,113 elective operations were cancelled in that period, up by almost half since 2012.

By scheduling more elective operations later in the week, the hospital has been able to ease overcrowding.

They have won the lion's share of an innovative five-year tender for 250,000 elective operations a year.

Waiting times for elective operations, the bane of NHS patients for so long, have been drastically shortened.

Moore said: "A high number of escalation beds [emergency overflow beds] are in use and we are, unfortunately, having to postpone some elective operations.

On 8 December, 410 elective operations were cancelled – the single worst day so far this winter and 100 operations more than last winter's peak figure.